London , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Former Bosnian leader Ejup Ganic will not be extradited to Serbia , a British court ruled Tuesday , setting him free .

Ganic called the extradition request `` a textbook example of abuse , '' accusing the Serbian government of trying to `` undermine the judiciary in this country . ''

The extradition request was politically motivated , Justice Timothy Workman found in throwing it out .

`` No striking or substantial new evidence '' was brought against him , the judge ruled .

Ganic , who was arrested at England 's Heathrow Airport in March at Serbia 's request , is wanted in Serbia for conspiracy to murder in breach of the Geneva Conventions , a spokesman at Britain 's Foreign Office said .

Ganic 's lawyer , Stephen Gentle , denied that he had any role in the 1992 killings in question . In April , Gentle said that `` the extradition request is politically motivated . It is legally flawed , and he has nothing to hide . ''

Ganic was the vice president of Bosnia during the civil war there between 1992 and 1995 and was twice president of the Bosnian-Croat Federation in the years following the 1995 Dayton peace agreement . Many independent commentators at the time regarded Ganic as a relative moderate in the wartime Bosnian leadership .

Though Bosnian , Ganic was born in Serbia and speaks with a recognizable Serbian accent . He holds dual nationality in the former Yugoslav republics .

He is leaving London for Sarajevo on Wednesday , he said .

CNN 's Andrew Carey contributed to this report .

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NEW : Serbia 's government `` tried to undermine the judiciary in this country , '' Ejup Ganic says

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The extradition request was politically motivated , the judge finds

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Former Bosnian leader will not be sent to Serbia

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Ganic is wanted in Serbia for alleged 1992 war crimes